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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Old Babes in the Wood (291-308).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Dead Interview," why did Orwell dress poorly?
(a) Because he didn’t care.
(b) He did not have the money for tailors.
(c) To spite his mother.
(d) He followed an out of trend style.

2. Which literary device is this an example of: “funeral scarf from stem to stern” (61)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Alliteration.

3. In "Two Scorched Men," what does John mistakenly shoot himself in?
(a) The radiator.
(b) Leg.
(c) Mouth.
(d) The air conditioner.

4. In "Impatient Griselda," what do the aliens call mouths?
(a) Food entrance.
(b) Nourishment mechanism.
(c) Gestational tube.
(d) Ingestion apparatus.

5. In "Bad Teeth," how is Csillia regarding her age?
(a) Only willing to give an approximation.
(b) Coy and unwilling to share.
(c) Pretends to be younger than she is.
(d) Forthright and honest.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Two Scorched Men," what literary device does the narrator use to describe John’s house?

2. In "Death by Clamshell," how is Hypatia killed?

3. In "My Evil Mother," what is the narrator’s relationship with her mother like?

4. In "Bad Teeth," what item of clothing does Lynne regret telling Csilla about?

5. In "Freeforall," what is the most valuable piece in the children's game?

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